anorexia nervosa (an) is a serious psychiatric illness marked by an inability to maintain a normal healthy body weight. the prevalence of an comorbid with other psychiatric disorders has been reported to be quite high. whereas depression and anxiety disorders are the most common comorbid diagnoses in anorexic patients, the dual-diagnosis of anorexia and schizophrenia is a relatively rare condit...

conclusions three medical barriers (poor appetite, depression and difficulty chewing), one behavioral barrier (poor total nutrition, protein, and potassium knowledge), and one socioeconomic barrier (needing help for shopping and cooking) were independently associated with nutritional markers. results patients with higher sga had lower knowledge about general nutrition [odds ratio (or), 1.3], po...

INTRODUCTION The amount of information being uploaded onto social video platforms, such as YouTube, Vimeo, and Veoh, continues to spiral, making it increasingly difficult to discern reliable health information from misleading content. There are thousands of YouTube videos promoting misleading information about anorexia (eg, anorexia as a healthy lifestyle). OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was...

it is very important for a child with cancer to have a normal process of growth. then management of child's nutritional status and his/her security protection is necessary. the objectives of this article were to assess nutritional status, to find reasons for malnutrition, to introduce a suitable nutritional regimen, to evaluate psychological status, to educate the child and his/her family ...

Introduction Anorexia nervosa has an important burden on both patients and families, with comorbidities such as depression obsessive symptoms. These are more resistant to pharmacological treatment than in non-anorexia patients, due biological psychological mechanisms. Electroconvulsive therapy is the best available for making it a consider anorexia though only case reports exist. Objectives To ...

BACKGROUND Pro-anorexia communities exist online and encourage harmful weight loss and weight control practices, often through emotional content that enforces social ties within these communities. User-generated responses to videos that directly oppose pro-anorexia communities have not yet been researched in depth. OBJECTIVE The aim was to study emotional reactions to pro-anorexia and anti-pr...

Treating anorexia nervosa is one of the greatest challenges faced by current health policies. This paper reflects on social and cultural aspects this type eating disorder proposes an intervention approach based narrative therapy as a complement to existing treatments. requires holistic coordinated vision socio‐cultural community that surround both person dealing with their closest circle friend...